Seattle’s Free Community College Program Grows in Size and Impact
Three years ago, Seattle voters approved the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy, which included funding for two years of free community college to...
Op-Ed: UW’s Union Bay Hypocrisy: Public Land, Private Fence
The Union Bay Natual Area is 74 acres of public open space with miles of trails, but the University of Washington has rebuffed advocates pushing to remove a fence and add a trail to improve access. Here's why they should reconsider.
Seattle’s New Center for Architecture and Design
Significant growth in Seattle over the past few years has prompted a great deal of attention, and now there is a dedicated place in...
The Learning Gap Between Seattle and its Schools
As of Thursday, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) had six days of school and six days of late school buses. It's a local impact of...
Doubling of Seattle’s School Zone Speed Cameras Likely Delayed to 2025
A plan to dramatically expand Seattle's school zone speed enforcement program hit a snag this week.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) told a...
University of Washington’s Draft 2018 Seattle Campus Master Plan
The University of Washington (UW) is deep into its Seattle campus master planning update for 2018. Earlier this month, the university released the draft...
Opinion: Everyone (Especially Urbanists) Should Care About the Crisis Facing Seattle Schools
A public school is an essential part of any community. Here in Seattle, public schools are in crisis.
Last month, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announced...
Seattle Expands Free Transit Passes to All Middle Schoolers
Seattle is now offering all public middle school students in Seattle free transit passes through the ORCA Opportunity program. This builds upon a program...








